Henry Strobel's professional books are used in violin shops and schools worldwide. He made his first violin in 1967 and has operated his present violin shop, Henry Strobel & Sons, near Salem, Oregon since 1985. His first book, Useful Measurements for Violin Makers, has become a universal reference, but there are now fourteen books and a video on making, repairing, adjusting, and understanding instruments and bows of the violin family.

By Henry Strobel (Catalog)

Violin Making, Step by Step (Comprehensive)
Viola Making, Step by Step
Cello Making, Step by Step (4/4 & 7/8)
(The "Making" books above include full size working drawings.)

Art & Method of the Violin Maker (The finer points)
Useful Measurements for Violin Makers (Everyone needs this!)
Violin Maker's Notebook (Repair shop manual)
"Health" of the Violin, Viola, Cello (Translated from French)
Reflections, Personal Essays (non-technical)
My Real-World Violin Shop
"Watch Me Make a Cello" DVD, 6 hours

By others (Catalog)

The Art of Violin Retouching
Setup and Repair of the Double Bass for Optimum Sound
Chuck Traeger's NEW! "Coda" to Setup and Repair of the Double Bass
How to Improve the Resonance Conditions . . . by Vibration Dedamping
Practical Acoustics of Instruments of the Violin Family

Items of interest and information :

Visit Our Salem, Oregon Violin Shop

Reviews of the Strobel Books
Welcome to our workshop and publishing house
Photo gallery of instruments made by Henry Strobel
"Watch Me Make a Cello" (stills from the video)
Varnishing a cello, a picture story
Henry Jr varnishes his violin, step by step
Interesting old instrument photos & notes
Adjusting a violin, a checklist
Young Person's Guide to String Instrument Care

Henry Strobel, Violin Maker & Publisher / Strobel & Sons Violin Shop
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